Tweet Thursday during the controversial trial involving George Zimmerman and the killed Trayvon Martin, US track star Lolo Jones decided to weigh in on the testimony of Rachel Jeantel, a friend of Martinâ€™s that was serving as a witness in the case. Hereâ€™s a screenshot of Jonesâ€™ attempt at humor: Â Given the sensitive nature [...]

She's right. That is one nasty looking 19 year old. She looks like she is 49. Drugs are bad kids...they age you horribly. And what 19 year old is still in high school? Oh...one that can't read cursive writing!

who really cares what lolo says?everyone can voice their opinion voice yours and go on with life.no need to get upset or angry.if people perceive us a certain way we should either own it or change if we don't like it.stop blaming others.

Why is that if someone makes a remark about anyone who is not white, it becomes a "racial remark" Her remark was correct. This girl is 19 years old and can't read cursive writing, she may not be able to print, or she would have written the note herself. Question, how did she know what she had sent to the family? Go Lolo

I agree. We need to stop looking at color and treat everyone as equal. Either we began to work together down here or forget about trying to go to heaven. How hard is it to respect the next person. So, what she can't read, write or speak correctly, there is fault in everyone of us. You just haven't been exposed. Being made fun of is not a good feeling when the tables are turned.

Oh my goodness people....It was a freaking joke. It wasn't even that funny. Put your big girl panties on or grow a pair whichever the case may be and stfu. Stop this whining. No wonder other countries are beginning to look at the US as a weak nation. The TOTAL PUSSIFICATION of America.

I think the country is more progressive than that; now it's not good for anybody to make crass and hurtful jokes about anyone at any time. When did this country ever stop being hurtful and divisive??? Never!!! I think its time to change. The whole world hates us because of our "better than you" attitude that we keep going with hurtful comments and actions to the world and ourselves. Life is short and does not have to be this ugly.

I've got to believe that there are better things to concern ourselves with than what an athlete (or anyone, for that matter) says about anything. We have reached an obnoxious level of sensitivity in this country.

Lolo ought to worry more about her miserable performance in the finals of the hurdles at the U.S. Championships last weekend than about whether or not an illiterate woman can testify well. She couldn't even stay in her own lane, repeatedly stepping on the line to her right and in fact over the line more than once and she should have been disqualified.

In what way did her tweet reference race at all? Because she linked the witness (who also played a housekeepr in the movie Tower Heist) and Medea? What people don't realize is that when they inject racism where it simply doesn't exist... THEY are the closet racists. "There's watermellon in the break room if you want any".... "You F***ING racist!!!!"

So what makes Lolo's comments such a big deal? The Zimmerman trial is a riot as the world listens to this so-called adult woman up there making a fool and mockery of her race. SHE is the one who needs to hire a PR person to help her. I would think everyone in the black community would be outraged at her for her obvious display of attitude, idiocy and every other negative adjective that could be used to describe her. She is not helping the prosecution in any way. I am sure Lolo is not the only one who has noticed this.

Oh, wait. I see how this works. Even though it is not pertinent in any way to her comments, it was important for the "Los That Sports Blog" to throw in that Lolo is "saving herself" for marriage. Maybe if she were a tramp and got knocked up, more people would respect that?? Give me a break. Instead, we are expected to coddle idiots like Rachel Jeantel. It's ridiculous.

Lolo Jones is a beautiful black women that should be able say what ever she wants to say without ridicule and scunity of an obvious joke. She has had so much trail an tribulation with her track career that a humerous statement should be allowed. She is a role model to so many african american young women. Her opinionated attributes are needed. Thx Lolo

So, male rappers and Samuel L. Jackson can use the N-word all day and it is OK with the majority of folks, but it's not OK for black female to make a joke about a person that has most of America shaking their heads in wonder at?

I had the privilege to watch my younger sister race the 110 meter high hurdles against Lolo...she was a senior and my sister was a freshman. My sister finished 4th, and of course, Lolo won. Our family was so PROUD for my sister's accomplishment...now, I'm just wondering how Iowa feels about their "golden girl"? My sister went on to become a RN in a pediatric unit...and Lolo can't seem to do anything but Run...her mouth! How proud is her family?

She speaks that way because English isn't her first language. I expect the whites to mess over us and diss her and the whole trial but I thought blacks would be better than that but I guess not. I bet the people dragging for this girl love them some Paula Deen.

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